Arts: Northern Ireland

Lord Laird
asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Rooker on 18 April (WA 56-7) concerning funding of the arts in Northern Ireland compared with the rest of the United Kingdom, whether, in the years since 2000, there has been a budget increase for arts funding in Northern Ireland in the Comprehensive Spending Review. [HL3399]

Lord Rooker
In the 2002 Comprehensive Spending Review the Arts Council received an increase in its baseline of £3.5 million. In addition to this, capital funding of £4 million and £15.5 million was allocated for arts infrastructure projects in the Comprehensive Spending Reviews 2002 and 2004 respectively.